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Belknap County delegation tables consideration of countywide Community Power plan
Summary
After a presentation from the Community Power Coalition, the Belknap County delegation voted 15–1 to table action on a countywide community power aggregation plan, citing the need for more review and public input.
Belknap County delegates heard a presentation on a proposed countywide Community Power aggregation program and voted 15–1 to table consideration of the plan to a future meeting.
The Community Power Coalition presented an overview of a county aggregation option enabled by RSA 53‑E, which allows municipalities and counties in New Hampshire to form local electricity aggregation programs that offer electricity supply alternatives to the utilities’ default supply. Henry Herndon, identified in the presentation as acting general manager of the Community Power Coalition, described the coalition as a nonprofit joint powers agency serving member municipalities and counties and said the coalition has grown to about 70 members in the state.
The plan presented to the delegation would create a countywide “opt‑in” Community Power program available to residents and businesses across Belknap County; the…
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